Tamaqua Area Shs High School
500 Penn St
Tamaqua PA, 18252, Schuylkill County
Phone: 570-668-1901
Ranking: 
(392 out of 626, bottom 37%)*
(392 out of 626, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tamaqua Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 639 | 662 | 670 | 659 | 661 | 669 | 665 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 154 | 24.1% | 195 | 29.5% | 160 | 23.9% | 163 | 24.7% | 170 | 25.7% | 167 | 25.0% | 171 | 25.7% |
| Grade 10: | 184 | 28.8% | 152 | 23.0% | 170 | 25.4% | 173 | 26.3% | 162 | 24.5% | 173 | 25.9% | 158 | 23.8% |
| Grade 11: | 141 | 22.1% | 155 | 23.4% | 174 | 26.0% | 164 | 24.9% | 169 | 25.6% | 164 | 24.5% | 173 | 26.0% |
| Grade 12: | 160 | 25.0% | 159 | 24.0% | 166 | 24.8% | 159 | 24.1% | 160 | 24.2% | 165 | 24.7% | 163 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 351 | 54.9% | 353 | 53.3% | 358 | 53.4% | 342 | 51.9% | 324 | 49.0% | 331 | 49.5% | 355 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 288 | 45.1% | 309 | 46.7% | 312 | 46.6% | 317 | 48.1% | 328 | 49.6% | 330 | 49.3% | 306 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 2.8% | 18 | 2.7% | 21 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.4% |
| White: | 611 | 95.6% | 635 | 95.9% | 639 | 95.4% | 636 | 96.5% | 642 | 97.1% | 644 | 96.3% | 640 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 28.5% | 172 | 26.0% | 137 | 20.4% | 146 | 22.2% | 118 | 17.9% | 110 | 16.4% | 98 | 14.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 5.3% | 23 | 3.5% | 32 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.9% | 40 | 6.1% | 39 | 5.8% | 34 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.14 | 14.81 | 14.89 | 17.93 | 18.81 | 17.90 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.5% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 54.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 56.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 70.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 72.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 31% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 48.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 38.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.5% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.3% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 82.9% |
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* Tamaqua Area Shs High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.